Tansei 4

Tansei 4 was launched on February 17, 1980 aboard a Mu-3S from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 12, 1983).

COSPAR 1980-015ANORAD 11706Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Tansei-4
Common name: Tansei 4
Payload designation: MS-T4
International designator: 1980-015A
NORAD catalog number: 11706
GCAT identifier: S11706
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/471

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Tansei
Owner: ISAS
Country: Japan
Builder: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci
Platform (bus): MS-T

Launch

Date: February 17, 1980 · 00:40 UTC
Launch record: 1980-015Success
Rocket: Mu-3S
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad M

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 517 km
Apogee: 600 km
Inclination: 38.69°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 12, 1983
Last known active: May 12, 1983
End of operations: May 12, 1983

Size

Mass: 185 kg
Dry mass: 185 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 1.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11271451 (CC0).